Jain Spirit 2001 06 No 08

Author(s): Jain Spirit UK
Publisher: UK Young Jains

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GLOBAL NEWS
ACHIEVEMENTS
Hira Ratan Maneck, 63, of Calicut, Kerala, India completed his fasting at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, from 1 January 2000 for 411 days with only boiled-cooled water and solar energy. This was a challenge for doctors, and baffled medical administrators. Earlier, from 19 June 1995 to 15 January 1996, he fasted continuously consuming only liquid. Hirabhai, an engineer and a member of Solar Energy Society, told that one could get necessary energy from the Sun with control and practice..
Prof. (Dr.) Rajaram Jain of Arrah, Bihar received the President of India's Award of 2000 for his pioneering exploratory work on nature's genetic secrets recorded in his publications. Dr. Jain occupies an honored position in international arena for his research study on natural sciences and related research of the 27 monolith works; several of which have won global acclaim and honours.
Piyush Gudka, a veteran marathon runner, became the first Indian to run six marathons in six different continents in the space of eleven months.
Rikin Shah from London, UK has been skiing, water-skiing, rock climbing, abseiling and he loves playing football with his classmates. He does this despite being confined to a wheelchair with muscular dystrophy. On 11 February this year Rikin received a "Child of Achievement" award from exBritish Prime Minister, John Major.
Shivam Nalin Shah, London, is only eight years old, but is already an accomplished bridge player. He has won several awards and is about to become a Master in Bridge.
Shivam Naveen Jain: The Bellevue, Washington, USA based Infospace said it has re-appointed its Indian-American founder Naveen Jain as the CEO and unveiled an agreement with Microsoft to integrate the software giant's television platform. Jain is Chairman and Chief Strategist of the Company, which is a leading provider of cross-platform merchant and consumer infrastructure services.
Ms. Deena Mehta became the President of the Bombay Stock Exchange. For the first time in its 125-year-old history, a female heads the organisation.
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Vikas Jain, 21, recently won the EDCO 2000 Marketing Award of Excellence, an award of distinction for non-traditional promotion by the Economic Development Council of Ontario (EDCO). Vikas is the co-producer of the Enterprise Toronto Radio Show, dedicated to the promotion of youth, small businesses and entrepreneurs. The show features segments on up and coming businesses with new and unique products and services. It also profiles young entrepreneurs, giving them the opportunity to promote through exposure to listeners all over Ontario.
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Dr. Sirish L. Shah is appointed to the newly created Chair of Senior Industrial Research in Computer Process Control at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton. NSERC, Matrikon and Alberta Science & Research Authority sponsored the Chair. Dr. Shah's research over the last 25 years has primarily been concerned with the methods to automate, optimise and monitor
manufacturing process so that they continue to operate in the most economically efficient manner. Shah has supervised over fifty graduate students and numerous post-doctoral associates, and published extensively including textbooks. He has been an invited plenary and keynote speaker at several conferences and academic institutions. He has been awarded many fellowships and awards.
Shri L. M. Singhvi, the Chairman of a high-level panel on the Diaspora, described non-resident Indians (NRIs) as the national resource of India. He said that although economics had taken these people away from India, it would be economics that would "rejoin" them with India and its future. Singhvi will shortly be submitting his report on NRIs for a new initiative to connect them across the world through a new university and global centre of culture. The complexity of the diaspora arises out of the history of migration. He said that "the people migrated at different times for different reasons and the pattern of migration varies from country to country." Shri L. M. Singhvi recently chaired the 35th Jnanpith Award Selection Board and presented jointly to two noted writers of Hindi and Punjabi: Normal Verma and Gurudial Singh respectively.
Prof. (Dr.) Chandrakant P. Shah of the Department of Public Health Sciences and a member of the Toronto University Governing Council was presented with a Certificate of Recognition by the Department of Public Health of the City of Toronto for his commitment and dedication towards the pursuit of "Access and Equity at the University of Toronto". Dr. Shah, the convenor of a forum to mark the International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination, cited the need for hiring more visible minority faculty staff.
Jayshree Khimasia "Revealed: Voices of Women" was the theme of a three-day exhibition at the Toronto's Queen Quay to coincide with the International Women Day. Amongst the seven participating artists was Jayshree Khimasia with her several paintings and ceramics. She said, "Women were not fighting for equal rights or suggesting that they were men. Women embody creativity and talent that should be allowed to promote their heritage through arts and culture."